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Abosede, Subuola Catherine; Adesanya, Adebimpe Olusola – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This study is aimed at determining the contributions of self-efficacy and problem solving skills to the job performance of secretaries. The study also ascertained the relationship among self-efficacy, problem solving skills and job performance of the secretaries. The study employed the descriptive research design. Ten (10) secretaries were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Problem Solving, Job Performance
Reegård, Kaja – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2017
This article calls attention to the difficulty of institutionalising vocational education and training (VET) in the service sector in Norway, despite the growing importance of this sector for national economic performance. Drawing on interviews with apprentices, employers, stakeholders, representatives of trade unions and employer organisations,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Labor Market, Retailing, Sales Occupations
Yamaguchi, Motonori; Crump, Matthew J. C.; Logan, Gordon D. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2013
Typing performance involves hierarchically structured control systems: At the higher level, an outer loop generates a word or a series of words to be typed; at the lower level, an inner loop activates the keystrokes comprising the word in parallel and executes them in the correct order. The present experiments examined contributions of the outer-…
Descriptors: Office Occupations, Time, Timed Tests, Accuracy
Pozveh, Asghar Zamani; Karimi, Fariba – International Education Studies, 2016
The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between organizational climate and the organizational silence of administrative staff in Education Department in Isfahan. The research method was descriptive and correlational-type method. The study population was administrative staff of Education Department in Isfahan during the…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Organizational Culture, Correlation, Questionnaires
van Dongen, J. M.; Coffeng, J. K.; van Wier, M. F.; Boot, C. R. L.; Hendriksen, I. J. M.; van Mechelen, W.; Bongers, P. M.; van der Beek, A. J.; Bosmans, J. E.; van Tulder, M. W. – Health Education Research, 2017
This study explored the cost-effectiveness and return-on-investment of a combined social and physical environmental worksite health promotion program compared with usual practice, and of both intervention conditions separately. Participants were randomized to the combined intervention (n = 92), social environmental intervention (n = 118), physical…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Intervention, Physical Environment, Employees
Rausch, Andreas – Vocations and Learning, 2017
It was investigated how domain-specific knowledge, fluid intelligence, vocational interest and work-related self-efficacy predicted domain-specific problem-solving performance in the field of office work. The participants included 100 German VET (vocational education and training) students nearing the end of a 3-year apprenticeship program as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Information Technology
Torpey, Elka – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2013
Millions of people buy and sell homes each year. And because these transactions are often complex, many home buyers and sellers turn to workers who can help with the search or the sale--or both. From preparing to put a home on the market to filing the sales documents, many workers are involved in helping a home change hands. Other key industries…
Descriptors: Real Estate, Financial Services, Housing, Marketing
Ebert, Arthur Conrad – ProQuest LLC, 2017
School districts implement a variety of initiatives that too often fall short. This case study investigated how one public school district in southeastern Michigan implemented interest based-bargaining (IBB). The study also sought to understand the factors that influenced the decision-making process and what was considered when making…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Program Implementation, Negotiation Agreements
Raemdonck, Isabel; Strijbos, Jan-Willem – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: Theoretical explanations for the diverse reactive feedback from secretarial employees in different career phases are relatively unexplored. However, research examining age differences in the impact of feedback suggests that the effects of performance feedback may differ for employees in the early career phase and employees in the late…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Office Occupations, Employee Attitudes, Career Development
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Rose, Stephen J. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2015
This report explores the crucial transformation of the United States from an industrial to a post-industrial economy, with a particular focus on the shifting skill levels and incomes of American workers. It shows the increasing value of postsecondary education in today's economy and examines how workers have fared as the nation's focus has shifted…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economics, Service Occupations, Role of Education
Walawalkar, Rajesh – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This study is about the perceptions of Company Secretaries about effectiveness of their formal and mandatory Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programme run by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. The objectives were to ascertain: (1) to what extent do Company Secretaries perceive their CPE as effective, (2) what are the various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Office Occupations
Hua, Ying; Loftness, Vivian; Heerwagen, Judith H.; Powell, Kevin M. – Environment and Behavior, 2011
The increasingly collaborative nature of knowledge-based work requires workplaces to support both dynamic interactions and concentrated work, both of which are critical for collaboration performance. Given the prevalence of open-plan settings, this requirement has created new challenges for workplace design. Therefore, an understanding of the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Work Environment, Workstations, Interior Space
Glavin, Kevin; Berger, Carolyn A. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2012
Clients present for career counseling with an array of career concerns. A single career theory may prove necessary, but insufficient, in addressing these concerns. Career construction theory (CCT; Savickas, 2005) assists individuals with career decision making by integrating 3 different viewpoints of vocational behavior. This article explains how…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Interviews, Office Occupations
Mann, Leslie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of trust between the higher education president and assistant to the president in light of institutional culture. The researcher employed a qualitative case study research design using interviews, observations, and document analysis at a single institution. The theoretical framework used for this…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), College Presidents, Office Occupations, School Personnel
Rausch, Andreas; Schley, Thomas; Warwas, Julia – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2015
Contemporary office work is becoming increasingly challenging as many routine tasks are automated or outsourced. The remaining problem solving activities may also offer potential for lifelong learning in the workplace. In this study, we analyzed problem solving in an office work setting using an Internet-based, semi-standardized diary to collect…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Office Occupations, Diaries, Expertise